White to move. How should White proceed? (Note: This is a refresher) Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Things you didn’t know about Svidler
GM Peter Svidler answers your questions: Part IBy mishanp on December 2, 2010 Peter Svidler didn’t disappoint! The first instalment of his answers to reader questions bears all the hallmarks of his wit and self-deprecating humour. The Russian super-grandmaster...
Grandmaster game analysis
This was a recent game between two 2500+ USCF rated players. 1.e4 c5 These starting moves define the Sicilian defense. 2.Nf3 Nc6 The other equally standard and popular options are 2…d6 or 2…e6. Both of those options would focus...
Anatoly Karpov – Miroslav Miljkovic
Anatoly Karpov – Miroslav Miljkovic Match3rd and 4th December in Niš, Serbia (schedule slightly changed) Former World Champion Anatoly Karpov continues the series of rapid events with a six-games match against IM Miroslav Miljkovic (elo 2506) on 3rd and...
Groningen Chess Festival
Groningen Chess Festival21st to 30th December at the Sportcentrum Rijksuniversiteit and Hanzehogeschool in Groningen, Netherlands The Groningen Chess Festival is set to take place from 21st to 30th December at the Sportcentrum Rijksuniversiteit & Hanzehogeschool in Groningen, Netherlands. The...
Fun chess tactic
White to move. How should White proceed? No computer lines please. 1kr5/1P2q2b/pQ4p1/K7/8/8/8/7B w – – 0 2 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Create your own caption
Can you create a clever but clean caption? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Anand and Carlsen to star in London Chess Classic 2010
Anand and Carlsen to star in London Chess Classic 2010 Viswanathan Anand will become the first reigning world chess champion to play in a major tournament in London since Anatoly Karpov in 1984 when he joins the eight-player field...
One quarter of students involved in chess club
One quarter of Wesmere’s students involved in chess clubBy Tom HernandezToday at 2:12 p.m. The popularity of one of the world’s oldest games continues to grow among some of District 202’s youngest students. About 25 percent of Wesmere Elementary...
Fabiano leads Italian Championship by a full point
Round 9 results Garcia Palermo, Carlos – Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 Rombaldoni, Denis – D’Amore, Carlo 0-1 Brunello, Sabino – Genocchio, Daniele 1-0 Dvirnyy, Daniyyl – Godena, Michele 0-1 Piscopo, Pierluigi – Ortega, Lexy 0-1 Rombaldoni, Axel – Bonafede, Alessandro...